Wojciech Szczesny arrived at Arsenal in 2006 and made his first-team debut three years later. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Roma have reached a deal to take Wojciech Szczesny on loan for next season with a view to buying the Polish goalkeeper next summer for €5m (£3.5m).

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The two clubs had been in negotiations for several days before they agreed terms on the 12-month deal with Roma understood to be paying around €1m to have the 25-year old in their squad for next season.

One sticking point had been whether Arsenal should continue to pay a percentage of the goalkeeper’s wages but in the end the two clubs agreed the Serie A club would pay the full amount.

Szczesny arrived at Arsenal in 2006 and made his first-team debut three years later, in a Carling Cup game against West Bromwich Albion.